thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
unspecified large number (of people)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
a long time ago; in those days
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
a second time; again; once more; twice
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
fast-talking; rapid talking
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all